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I never minded the random scribblings of other readers, found them interesting in fact. It is a truth universally acknowledged that people write the darndest things in the margins of their books Picture Quote #1

Books, books, books in all their aspects, in form and spirit, their physical selves and what reading releases from their hieroglyphic pages, in their sight and smell, in their touch and feel to the questing hand, and in the intellectual music which they sing to the thoughtful brain and loving heart, books are to me the best of all symbols, the realest of all reality Picture Quote #1

Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they’re complete, not leading anywhere Picture Quote #1

The most important things in our intimate lives can’t be discussed with strangers, except in books Picture Quote #1

She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat Picture Quote #1

There are books of the same chemical composition as dynamite. The only difference is that a piece of dynamite explodes once, whereas a book explodes a thousand times Picture Quote #1

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Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books Picture Quote #1

Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true Picture Quote #1

Can you cook books and feed them to your husband? Stay at home with your mother. Learn to cook and clean. Grow vegetables Picture Quote #1

Opening the book, I inhaled. the smell of old books, so sharp, so dry you can taste it Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know Picture Quote #1

When you handle books all day long, every new one is a friend and a temptation Picture Quote #1

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The truly great books are the few books that are over everybody’s head all of the time Picture Quote #1

I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends Picture Quote #1

And for adults, the world of fantasy books returns to us the great words of power which, in order to be tamed, we have excised from our adult vocabularies. These words are the pornography of innocence, words which adults no longer use with other adults, and so we laugh at them and consign them to the nursery, fear masking as cynicism. These are the words that were forged in the earth, air, fire, and water of human existence, and the words are: Love. Hate. Good. Evil. Courage. Honor. Truth Picture Quote #1

I stretched out my hand towards the little bookshelf where I kept cookery and devotional books, the most comfortable bedside reading Picture Quote #1

Everybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs and drove you mad, wicked mad Picture Quote #1

If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs Picture Quote #1

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Real life is physical. Give me books instead. Give me the invisibility of the contents of books, the thoughts, the ideas, the images. Let me become part of a book... an intertextual being: a book cyborg, or, considering that books aren’t cybernetic, perhaps a bibliorg Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it had ever occurred to me that man’s supremacy is not primarily due to his brain, as most of the books would have one think. It is due to the brain’s capacity to make use of the information conveyed to it by a narrow band of visible light rays. His civilization, all that he had achieved or might achieve, hung upon his ability to perceive that range of vibrations from red to violet. Without that, he was lost Picture Quote #1

What is law? Is it what is on the books, or what is actually enacted and obeyed in a society? Or is law what must be enacted and obeyed, whether or not it is on the books, if things are to go right? Picture Quote #1

Good books that often I would hate to finish because they took me into their lives and let me out of mine, for a while anyway Picture Quote #1

When I was small and easily wounded books were my carapace. If I were recalled to my hurts in the middle of a book they somehow mattered less. My corporeal life was slight the dazzling one in my head was what really mattered. Returning to books was coming home Picture Quote #1

I sometimes longed for someone who, like me, had not adjusted perfectly with his age, and such a person was hard to find; but I soon discovered cats, in which I could imagine a condition like mine, and books, where I found it quite often Picture Quote #1

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... for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family, and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one’s familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed to delightful strangeness; and unmoving, one travels infinite causeways, immobile and thus unfettered Picture Quote #1

You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children’s books Picture Quote #1

We read books, talked books, argued over books and became dearer and dearer to one another Picture Quote #1

I insist on knowing the names, on being interested only in books left ajar, like doors; I will not go looking for keys Picture Quote #1

What better way to get to know someone than through her choice and treatment of books? Picture Quote #1

One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early and she answered that there were too many books and far too little time. And there she was absolutely right Picture Quote #1

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I never minded the random scribblings of other readers, found them interesting in fact. It is a truth universally acknowledged that people write the darndest things in the margins of their books (Books Quotes) Books, books, books in all their aspects, in form and spirit, their physical selves and what reading releases from their hieroglyphic pages, in their sight and smell, in their touch and feel to the questing hand, and in the intellectual music which they sing to the thoughtful brain and loving heart, books are to me the best of all symbols, the realest of all reality (Books Quotes) Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they’re complete, not leading anywhere (Books Quotes) The most important things in our intimate lives can’t be discussed with strangers, except in books (Books Quotes) She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat (Books Quotes) There are books of the same chemical composition as dynamite. The only difference is that a piece of dynamite explodes once, whereas a book explodes a thousand times (Books Quotes) Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books (Books Quotes) Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true (Books Quotes) Can you cook books and feed them to your husband? Stay at home with your mother. Learn to cook and clean. Grow vegetables (Books Quotes) Opening the book, I inhaled. the smell of old books, so sharp, so dry you can taste it (Books Quotes) Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know (Books Quotes) When you handle books all day long, every new one is a friend and a temptation (Books Quotes) The truly great books are the few books that are over everybody’s head all of the time (Books Quotes) I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends (Books Quotes) And for adults, the world of fantasy books returns to us the great words of power which, in order to be tamed, we have excised from our adult vocabularies. These words are the pornography of innocence, words which adults no longer use with other adults, and so we laugh at them and consign them to the nursery, fear masking as cynicism. These are the words that were forged in the earth, air, fire, and water of human existence, and the words are: Love. Hate. Good. Evil. Courage. Honor. Truth (Books Quotes) I stretched out my hand towards the little bookshelf where I kept cookery and devotional books, the most comfortable bedside reading (Books Quotes) Everybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs and drove you mad, wicked mad (Books Quotes) If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs (Books Quotes) Real life is physical. Give me books instead. Give me the invisibility of the contents of books, the thoughts, the ideas, the images. Let me become part of a book... an intertextual being: a book cyborg, or, considering that books aren’t cybernetic, perhaps a bibliorg (Books Quotes) I don’t think it had ever occurred to me that man’s supremacy is not primarily due to his brain, as most of the books would have one think. It is due to the brain’s capacity to make use of the information conveyed to it by a narrow band of visible light rays. His civilization, all that he had achieved or might achieve, hung upon his ability to perceive that range of vibrations from red to violet. Without that, he was lost (Books Quotes) What is law? Is it what is on the books, or what is actually enacted and obeyed in a society? Or is law what must be enacted and obeyed, whether or not it is on the books, if things are to go right? (Books Quotes) Good books that often I would hate to finish because they took me into their lives and let me out of mine, for a while anyway (Books Quotes) When I was small and easily wounded books were my carapace. If I were recalled to my hurts in the middle of a book they somehow mattered less. My corporeal life was slight the dazzling one in my head was what really mattered. Returning to books was coming home (Books Quotes) I sometimes longed for someone who, like me, had not adjusted perfectly with his age, and such a person was hard to find; but I soon discovered cats, in which I could imagine a condition like mine, and books, where I found it quite often (Books Quotes) ... for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family, and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one’s familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed to delightful strangeness; and unmoving, one travels infinite causeways, immobile and thus unfettered (Books Quotes) You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children’s books (Books Quotes) We read books, talked books, argued over books and became dearer and dearer to one another (Books Quotes) I insist on knowing the names, on being interested only in books left ajar, like doors; I will not go looking for keys (Books Quotes) What better way to get to know someone than through her choice and treatment of books? (Books Quotes) One summer morning at sunrise a long time ago I met a little girl with a book under her arm. I asked her why she was out so early and she answered that there were too many books and far too little time. And there she was absolutely right (Books Quotes)

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